Recently, HP updated their website to offer Windows 7 PCs for consumers with the byline, “Back by popular demand”. Not sure why they did this, but I have to assume it has something to do with HPs inability to market and sell Windows 8 as an operating platform. Will it help HP? Guess we will … Read more
A couple months ago I turned off automatic updates on my Windows 8.1 (upgraded) office PC. This is an older machine with a Pentium 4 (2.99Ghz) processor that originally ran XP. Since upgrading to Windows 8.1 in October I have experienced instances where it seemed like 99% of my resources were being tapped for long … Read more
Well you don’t see any tablet, All-in-One PC or laptop without Camera these days. Some of the systems like Tablets and hybrids include both front and rear cameras. Some of these systems utilize both front and rear cameras whenever we are taking conference calls. Both Surface and Surface Pro come to mind in these scenarios. … Read more
CES 2014 brought a good number of Windows Devices to the table. Panasonic, Lenovo, Asus, Samsung, Toshiba and so many others introduced newer machines. Some are Windows Hybrids, some are Windows Tablets, few are laptops, and few are Dual OS platforms that include Windows 8 and Android boot options, and Steam and Windows 8 boot … Read more
You might have noticed few changes including the layout of the Windows Store when you upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. And there are few hidden changes which are not related to look and feel of the OS or the Apps. Windows Store has one hidden change, which is how it handles the App … Read more
Most of us know if we click on the new Start button at the lower right corner from any App, it will take us to Start Screen. Probably you might have encountered the right click on the Start button already. If not, why not try it. Once you right click on the Start button, which … Read more
Tablets powered by Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT systems differ from the rest of the tablet systems in a lot of ways. One of the powerful feature that Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT is Snap View, this allows the user to run and display two apps side-by-side. Of course some of the Android … Read more
Now you are settled down with your Windows 8/Windows RT Tablet, which you bought/got during holiday period. Now you realized the 32GB or 64GB system which you got has less than 10GB or 30GB of free space for you to play after many firmware and system updates. Don’t worry you could reclaim a good amount … Read more
There is a growing amount of chatter happening about whether Microsoft’s new name patents might be replacing “Metro” for their User Interface. The name Metro was scrapped because of conflicts with a German partner named Metro Group. Personally I never warmed up to Metro much anyway. Appearing not to be in any real hurry to … Read more
I had a few hours to kill on Tuesday night before the big ball dropped in Times Square (been there live a few times-nothing like it-everyone should do it once), so with Lumia 1020 and Acer W3 in hand I continued my pursuit in each device’s respective Store for a To-Do/Task app that was available … Read more